[-] Swedneck@discuss.tchncs.de 1 points 3 hours ago

metal pipe sound effect

[-] Swedneck@discuss.tchncs.de 2 points 4 hours ago

i hope the basil plant never reads this, poor thing having all its work taken from it

[-] Swedneck@discuss.tchncs.de 2 points 4 hours ago

yeah idk what the fuck that person is on about, you can grow whole-grain toast but white toast is cloned.

It is quite easy though: Just plant some of the crust and it'll ro(o)t within a week.

[-] Swedneck@discuss.tchncs.de 1 points 11 hours ago

you can't really say that and not mention the fact that e-ink is reflective and almost literally looks like paper, which is the main appeal for a ton of people. It's vastly more comfortable to look at for long periods, and remains easily readable in direct sunlight (just like paper).

[-] Swedneck@discuss.tchncs.de 1 points 11 hours ago* (last edited 11 hours ago)

not needing continous refresh won't go away, i have no earthly clue why you'd assume that.

all this does is let it reach higher peak refresh rate by being smart about how it refreshes, if anything it should make the panels MORE efficient since they don't need to refresh everything at once.

[-] Swedneck@discuss.tchncs.de 2 points 12 hours ago* (last edited 12 hours ago)

i mean.. okay then, step up and stretch your arms out while i get the hammer and nails..

[-] Swedneck@discuss.tchncs.de 1 points 12 hours ago

i really do think this is something that should be brought up more, whatever ones opinion on AI there at least needs to be some things that don't immediately jump on the bandwagon, as a fallback and control group.

like, fuck, imagine if our earliest ancestors had found some funny looking red mushrooms with white spots and all had a taste at once, our species would have gone extinct!

[-] Swedneck@discuss.tchncs.de 3 points 12 hours ago* (last edited 12 hours ago)

someone has to teach them when it's appropriate to use them, otherwise they won't have any distinction between "fuck" and "shitcunt up the mingetwat" and that's not great.

[-] Swedneck@discuss.tchncs.de 6 points 12 hours ago

missing the final stage: belly-up, footsies in the air, making air biscuits.

[-] Swedneck@discuss.tchncs.de 1 points 12 hours ago

eh, i don't think things'll have time to regress that far before the pendulum swings back, plus it's only getting easier to set up your own connections over long distances.

What i can see disappearing are things like youtube and global multiplayer gaming, because that's just so incredibly data-heavy. But lightweight stuff like sane websites, forums, chats.. that's quite feasible on something like a globally interconnected mesh. At worst you'll have to wait a bit for things to load, but like.. we would probably benefit from that..

[-] Swedneck@discuss.tchncs.de 1 points 12 hours ago

honestly i've been slowly working towards that kinda lifestyle for a few years now and i kinda hope the "internet" fucking dies so i'm free to go all the way, it just seems like what things should be like if our recent development wasn't so directed by corporate interests or just happened more slowly.

Old-timey life was really quite a lot better in many ways, like we're just not evolved to constantly read about every single horrible event that happens to any human, and we need to be a little bit bored sometimes.
But also smartphones are fucking awesome and i like being able to call emergency services if i've fallen and i can't get up, which even the actual amish recognize.

Also the aesthetics/vibes of judicious mixing of technological eras is fucking impeccable, i want the countryside to look like Hobbiton, small towns like 18th century sweden, cities to look like 1920's new york with everything VIOLENTLY art deco, and all of it connected with trams and trains that look like metal caterpillars and where 30-minute departure frequency is seen as bordering on not even having service.

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